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surgeon, and a regiment over and above this has a surgeon
major and if more a surgeon General to have the whole Direc-
tion of forming hospitals &c: The English troops where a
regiment when compleat, which is very seldom the Case, con-
sisting not above 600 men have a surgeon and a mate some-
times 2 according to emergency: I therefore take the liberty
to offer to your consideration whether you would not think it
requisite to appoint yet another Surgeon more :
C. J. W.
To Charles Carroll Esq^r Barrister :

C. S. C.

Friday 9 February 1776.
Council met. Present as yesterday. M^r Rumsey attended.

An Agreement was made with M^r Hugh Young for the
Exportation of Provisions agreeable to a Resolution of Con-
gress. Also with M^r George Woolsey for the like purpose, &
Copies thereof filed.
Ordered That the Treasurer of the Western Shore pay to
M^r Hugh Young fifteen hundred pounds Currency.
Ordered That the said Treasurer pay to George Woolsey
eighteen hundred Pounds Currency.
Permit was given to M^r Hugh Young to export Tobacco and
Iron, or provision and in Return to import Salt.
Commission issued to John Fulford appointed Captain of a
Company of Matrosses to be stationed at the City of Annapolis.
Ordered That the Treasurer of the Western Shore pay to
Capt. John Fulford two hundred Pounds common Money for
Subsist and advance Money for his Recruits.
Ordered That the Committee of observation for Baltimore
County be requested to collect all the public Arms in their
County, and where any of them have been delivered into the
Hands of Individuals out of Repair and have been put into
good Order and made fit for service by them at their own
Expence, that the said Committee transmit an Account of the
same to the Council of Safety with the necessary Expences
incurred, that such Individuals may be reimbursed out of the
public Treasury, unless otherwise agreed at the Time of such
Delivery. Also to attend particularly to those Arms which are
still out of Repair and to have them put into good Order as soon
as possible and as early as they conveniently can to furnish the
Council with a State of the Whole. And that the said Com-
mittee deliver such of the said Arms as are fit for Service, and
others as they are repaired to Major Gist or his Order.
Ordered that M^r William Spear of Baltimore Town deliver
to Col. Smallwood or his Order 1989 yards of Osnaburgh pur-

C. S. J.